Sociology Coursework

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Candidate Name: Khadija Khanom

Candidate Number: 6415

Contents

Page:

  • Hypothesis                                                             3
  • Aims _                                                                     3
  • Introduction _                                                   3-4
  • Methodology                                                   5
  • Questionnaire-(pilot study)                            6
  • Results & Analysis                                        7-9
  • Conclusion                                                            10
  • Evaluation                                                  _            11
  • Bibliography                                                   12                

 

Coursework title: 

An investigation into the link between social class and health.

Hypothesis:

My hypothesis is to find the link between social class and health.

Aims:

  • Do middle class people visit the doctor more than working class people?
  • Do middle class people exercise more?
  • Are middle class people more likely to eat a healthier diet?
  • Are working class people more likely to smoke?

 

Introduction:

        I have decided to do my coursework on this title because I would like to investigate if there is difference or link in health between social classes and how a person’s social class affects their health. Social class is an open system of stratification consisting of broad groups of people who share a similar economic situation, such as occupation, income and ownership of wealth. If a person is of good health it means that they are able to function normally within a usual everyday routine.

 This topic in particular interests me because I think there is a difference in health between the social classes, so therefore I would like to find out what the main factors of  someone’s social class are which cause these differences in health.

 I also found this issue interesting whilst we were studying it because it affects every one of all ages and how a person’s diet and every day life style could affect their life chances. There are two types of explanations for the social class inequalities in health. The first one, The cultural explanation which suggests that those suffering from poorer health have different attitudes, values, and lifestyles which mean they do not look after themselves properly. Examples of this might include smoking too much, using too much salt or sugar, eating junk food, or not bothering to take any exercise. The other explanation is The material explanation which suggests that those suffering poorer health lack enough money to eat a healthy diet, have poor housing, dangerous or unhealthy working conditions, live in an unhealthy local environment, etc.

Poverty is the main factor that leads to ill health. People who die youngest are often people who are unemployed and live on benefits or earn very low wages. Having a low income would lead to many problems that affect a persons health. For example that person will be lacking from decent medical health. Not having enough money means; unhealthy food, poor housing, living in industrial areas with the danger of busy roads and pollution, poor education, lack of exercise, long hours and dangerous working conditions at work, stress which leads to smoking and drinking too much and many other factors that affect a persons health, due to the lack of money they earn. A person’s social class obviously depends on what their occupation is and the amount of money they earn, so therefore those earning a little amount of money are those from the lower classes who are the poor.

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                         Life expectancy at birth: by social class and sex, 1997-99, England & Wales

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